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Extremely fortunate couple s dramatic escape from burning boat in Woolshed Bay, Coromandel
4 Feb, 2021 01:04 AM
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The boat anchored in Woolshed Bay, Whanganui Island, burst into flames and sank. Photo / Morris and Gail Watson
The boat anchored in Woolshed Bay, Whanganui Island, burst into flames and sank. Photo / Morris and Gail Watson
NZ Herald
An Auckland couple were lucky to escape from their luxury launch when it burst into flames on Wednesday night.
Eyewitness Morris Watson said the boat owner noticed a burning smell at about 9.30 pm.
He opened a hatch in the cockpit housing the batteries only to find the area engulfed in flames.
Press Release – Waikato Regional Council Waikato Regional Council staff have set up booms around the site of a sunken vessel on the Coromandel Peninsula to prevent any further spread of diesel. Its understood 2000 litres of diesel was on board the 47-foot fibreglass launch that caught fire …
Waikato Regional Council staff have set up booms around the site of a sunken vessel on the Coromandel Peninsula to prevent any further spread of diesel.
It’s understood 2000 litres of diesel was on board the 47-foot fibreglass launch that caught fire and sunk in the early hours of this morning in Woolshed Bay, Whanganui Island.
Press Release – Waikato Regional Council Waikato Regional Council staff have been deployed to a bay on the Coromandel Peninsula after a slick was found following an overnight boat fire. Its understood 2000 litres of diesel was on board the 47-foot fibreglass launch that caught fire and …
Waikato Regional Council staff have been deployed to a bay on the Coromandel Peninsula after a slick was found following an overnight boat fire.
It’s understood 2000 litres of diesel was on board the 47-foot fibreglass launch that caught fire and sunk in the early hours of this morning in Woolshed Bay, Whanganui Island.
People on board at the time the fire started were able to escape safely.
It’s unknown how much diesel has leaked into the water. It’s too early to say whether the majority of fuel had burnt off in the fire. The launch caught fire and sank on Wednesday about 9.50pm. The fire is believed to have ignited in the cockpit that housed the batteries. People on board at the time the fire started were able to escape safely but their vessel is now at the bottom of the ocean. Barnett said the owners are now engaging a salvor and the wreck could be removed as early as Saturday. “The quicker we do that the better . we need to be part of that process as it’s possible some more fuel might be dislodged in the movement of the wreck,” Barnett said.